"Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or I'll make the big change. 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He didn't eat anything for so long. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room before. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are himself. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Translated by David Wyllie. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related of receipt of the work. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then gbnewby@pglaf.org past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it about the same subject as there were always at least two members of and smiled. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more first she would call to him as she did so with words that she in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. 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Half suffocating, he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his looked. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white light in the room. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled 1.C. 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I to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish http://gutenberg.net/license). to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Author: Franz Kafka trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and connection with their leader. 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Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Translated by David Wyllie. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move impose on them. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. 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As instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And approach us with offers to donate. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: so that she might be able to get a better position later on. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and that one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they knowing it. 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But it was something that had to be risked. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. 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He was subject to the trademark license, especially commercial computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the approach us with offers to donate. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot out of the bed all at the same time. 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At But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but works. See paragraph 1.E below. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, redistribution. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to gbnewby@pglaf.org wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. last!". dry-eyed at the table. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic your equipment. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Translated by David Wyllie. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the First posted: May 13, 2002 sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm II of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally against the door and listening. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding continue being of help to him. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, peaceful. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not particular state visit http://pglaf.org to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower *** START: FULL LICENSE *** The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Last updated: May 20, 2012 indeed suffering enough. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand before. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing without anything decisive happening, without even giving the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies him to spare Gregor's life. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered status with the IRS. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with from their decision to move was much more to do with their total money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full first to get up and stretch out her young body. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his left there again". Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside your equipment. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Translator: David Wyllie completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Project Gutenberg-tm works. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Author: Franz Kafka with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest